Comparison

dMemo vs UltraNotes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

dMemo

Organize your thoughts with a simple memo app. Group notes with customizable folder colors, attach images, and search all your entries. Protect your data with a passcode and biometric unlock.

Highlights
  • Customizable folder themes
  • Full text search
  • Font style options
  • Attach images to memos
  • Export memos via email
  • Passcode and biometric protection
Features
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dMemo is a simple memo application. Features - The folder for grouping can be chosen from twenty-eight colors as theme color. - You can search text from all memos. - Font style setting. (Bold, Italic, and Underline) - A picture can be attached to a memo. - The memo file can be exported by e-mail. - Swipe (left or right) cursor function in the memo view. - The track pad (keyboard accessory) for cursor movement in the memo view. - All memo can protect by a passcode. - Unlock with Touch ID/Face ID.

About

UltraNotes

This app combines powerful note-taking, handwriting, and PDF annotation features. Create rich text notes, sketch with various tools, and mark up documents. Organize, search, and sync your notes across devices.

Highlights
  • Handwritten notes with Apple Pencil
  • Rich text formatting and templates
  • PDF annotation and signing
  • Cross-device synchronization via iCloud
  • Searchable handwriting and text
  • Side-by-side multitasking on iPad/Mac
  • Audio recording with notes
Features
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UltraNotes is a powerful note-taking app and writing app that supports handwriting with Apple Pencil, typing with a keyboard, and annotating PDFs. Handwritten Notes • Create notes with covers and paper templates. Built-in 19 covers and 17 templates. And you could also import your own covers and templates. • 10+ Pens and Brushes: Ball Pen, Fountain Pen, Marker, Crayon, Water Color, Laser, Scribble, Tape etc. • Adjust the thickness and color of the pen tip • Draw perfect shapes and lines. • Write with scribble tool by using Apple Pencil, and it will convert to text instantly. • Use tape tool to help you memorize learning content. • Squeeze Apple Pencil Pro to show contextual palette. • Add text box, stickers and images to make your note more beautiful. • Export note to PDF and image Text Notes • Set headings to make TOC(Table of Contents). • Format text with bold, italics, strikethrough, underline • Highlight text with colors • Bullet List, Numbered List and To-Do List. • Set your own font, font size, line spacing, paragraph spacing, and more • Attach files and images on note. • Templates: Resume, Essay, Shopping List, To-Do List, Weekly Planner etc. • Export note to PDF, RTF, HTML and Plain TXT Annotation • Mark up PDFs. • Sign documents Search • Search text and handwritting in notes and PDFs. Multi-task • Work with two notes side-by-side on iPad and Mac. • Drag & Drop handwriting, typed text, and images between notes. Presentation • Present your notes on TV screen via AirPlay or HDMI cable. • 3 Presentation Modes: Entire Screen, Current Page and All Pages. • Use laser tool to point out the content what you’re presenting. More • Record audio while you’re taking note. • Set reminder on note. • Organize notes into categories and folders. • Move, copy and delete notes and folders. • Show notes in grid view and list view. • Sort notes by name, date etc. • Scan physical documents and import to UltraNotes. • Import PDFs and images. • Lock app with password or Face ID. Synchronization & Backup • Synchronize notes among your iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud. • Backup notes to Google Drive. ===== CONTACT US ===== Email: support@skyjos.com Twitter: @SkyjosApps Facebook: @SkyjosApp

Screenshots

dMemo4 screens
UltraNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: dMemo at none against UltraNotes's 1. dMemo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). UltraNotes's advantage is ratings volume (171 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. UltraNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. dMemo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

dMemo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UltraNotes has 171 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of dMemo's written reviews are positive against 82% of UltraNotes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dMemo ships an update monthly, UltraNotes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 31, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
dMemo versus UltraNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdMemoUltraNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (171 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews81.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1171 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShigeru HirataSkyjos Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

dMemo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

UltraNotes

All ratings171 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive81.9%
Neutral9.6%
Negative8.4%

Bugs and requests

dMemo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

UltraNotes

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Writing and drawing input not working
  • Page scrolling interferes with writing
  • iCloud sync not functioning
  • Export to other apps failing
  • Hand gestures changing page zoom during writing
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  • Shape resizing not working after cutting
  • Search functionality crashes app
  • Added pages not saving when importing PDFs
  • PDF import quirks related to iCloud sync
  • App crashes causing data loss
  • Pro version access lost unexpectedly
  • Audio recording cannot be exported

Requested features

21 requests
  • Ability to lock zoom while writing with Apple Pencil
  • Resize shapes after cutting/moving them
  • Export notes to PDF and other apps
  • Dark/light theme toggle for pages
  • Nested list item support
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  • Additional font options
  • More sticker varieties
  • Infinite canvas on all sides
  • Password protection for individual notes
  • Straightened highlighter tool
  • Zoom video with auto-advance feature
  • LaTeX conversion support
  • Hierarchical folder navigation panel
  • Left-right page swiping navigation
  • Borderless canvas option
  • Selection tool with resize capability
  • One-click PDF annotation save option
  • Category deletion/renaming without cloud deletion
  • Audio recording export
  • UI language selection independent of system settings
  • Finger tap to undo functionality

In-app purchases

None

dMemo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

UltraNotes

One-time1
  • UltraNotes Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is dMemo free?
dMemo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UltraNotes free?
UltraNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, dMemo or UltraNotes?
dMemo is rated higher. dMemo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while UltraNotes averages 4.6 from 171 ratings.
Do dMemo or UltraNotes have ads?
Neither dMemo nor UltraNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dMemo or UltraNotes?
dMemo ships an update monthly, and UltraNotes every 3 weeks. Most recently, dMemo was updated on July 31, 2026 and UltraNotes on September 23, 2026.

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